State's Farm Aid To Keep Pace With Best
Governor Herbert R. O Conor speaks to Maryland State Grange on farm policy and taxation. He touts 280000 dollars annual farm appropriations, extension service parity with national farmers, and tax reforms. The plan aims to expand education, forestry, and soil conservation with record two year funding and extensive land and yield gains from conservation practices.
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O’conor
America
Maryland
Department of Forests and Parks
Federal Forests Service
New Maryland Motor Vehicle Liability Law Explained
Maryland drivers must report any accident within 24 hours and may face license suspension if they fail. Security for damages from $50 to $11,000 may be required within 60 days unless settlements are proven. The act aims to curb reckless driving and reduce financial losses on state roads.
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Maryland
Elgin
Farmers Invited To Peninsula Meetings
Farmers and fruit vegetable growers are invited to Peninsula Horticultural Society meetings in Salisbury Maryland today Friday December 14 at Fellowship Hall. A panel of agricultural experts from State Colleges of Maryland Delaware Virginia and the U S Department of Agriculture plus Rutgers University speakers will discuss production insects disease control and crop varieties with practical answers. Thursday sessions opened with small fruit industry discussion focusing on strawberries and blueberries followed by a talk on DDT sprays and dusts. The banquet was at 6 30 p m Friday. Friday morning features soils and fertilizer panel for peaches apples tomatoes peppers potatoes peas lima beans sweet potatoes and strawberries. Afternoon sessions cover labor saving machinery farm buildings new vegetable varieties and root growth research with vegetable crops.
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Peninsula Horticultural Society
Salisbury
Maryland
Fellowship Hall
Delaware
Virginia
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Rutgers University
New Jersey
Del-Mar-Va
County Nurse Tag Day Report Totals Collected
The Caroline County Nurses Board held its annual Tag Day on Election Day Saturday November 10. The total tally is 470.09 with district by district receipts listed including Denton Federalsburg Ridgely Preston Federalsburg Colored and other groups. Overall strong participation acknowledged for clubs and workers.
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Caroline County Nurses’ Board
Denton
Federalsburg
Ridgely
Preston
Goldsboro
Henderson
Andersontown
Hobbs
Hillsboro
Smithville
Harmony
Denton District Fails In Victory Bond Drive
In the final round of the victory loan drive on December 8, Caroline county surpassed its overall quota with total sales of 692,450.50 dollars for the State of Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad bonds. Denton district missed its target with 59,401 on a 135,000 quota, while Federalsburg and other towns exceeded their marks. The county’s E bond quota of 150,000 was not met, reaching 122,272.50.
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Caroline County
W. Edwin Unger
Federalsburg
State of Maryland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Denton
Preston
Greensboro
Ridgely
Hillsboro
Marydel
Goldsboro
Veterans of Foreign Wars Form Post in Federalsburg
A VFW post formed by local foreign service veterans at the Masonic Temple Federalsburg on December 11. The first in Caroline county, it has fifty three members with double the number expected soon. Officers elected include Commander Thomas Frederick Poole Senior Vice Commander W E Dobson Junior Vice Commander Harold Dean and trustees Dale Elrick Sam Davis Jr Donald Prouse Hubert S Nichols Quartermaster William Schmick Post Adjutant Joshua R Wyatt GM 81e of Denton has been honorably discharged from Naval service at Bainbridge separation center.
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Masonic Temple
Federalsburg
Caroline County
Thomas Frederick Poole
Dale Elrick
Sam Davis Jr
Donald Prouse
Hubert S. Nichols
William Schmick
Joshua. R. Wyatt
Denton
Naval Service
Separation Center
Bainbridge, Md
Orme Is Discharged From Army at Fort Meade Md
A Russum Orme was honorably discharged from the Army at Fort Meade Maryland last Sunday after nearly three years of service. Inducted February 11 1943 he entered the European theatre with the 312th Engineers 87th Infantry Division in November 1944. He returned to Denton last July and will resume work with E T Orme & Sons Fertilizer Co. of West Denton. He is a son of Mr and Mrs Elmer T Orme of Denton.
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Set
A. Russum Orme
Army of the United States
Fort Meade
312Th Engineers
87Th Infantry
States
Denton
Evelyn Orme
Orme
E. T. Orme & Sons
West Denton
Elmer T. Orme
Early Morning Fire at Hickman Destroys Home
Neighbors and Oscar Torbert’s friends fought to halt the blaze in Hickman as 2:40 a.m. calls drew Greenwood and local fire crews. Flames consumed the front living room and spread under and into the second story, with water freezes delaying full control until about 5 a.m. Damage was estimated at 1500 dollars. Denton Company also answered two chimney fires at Harry Ritchie and J. Coursey homes.
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Oscar Torbert
Hickman
Greenwood Fire Company
Denton Company
Harry Ritchie
J. Coursey
New Order on Overseas Mail for Army Personnel
Effective November 15 1945, parcels not exceeding 11 pounds in weight or 42 inches in length or 72 inches in length and girth combined that contain articles requested by the addressee may be accepted for mailing to Army personnel overseas.
Soldier in Germany Overseas Since February
Pfc Preston Steele now serves with the Army of Occupation in Mering Germany after enlisting in May 1944. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Steele of Henderson Maryland and brother of Mrs George Zlock of Denton Maryland.
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Pfc
Preston Steele
Mering
Germany
Army of Occupation
Walter Steele
Henderson, Md
George Zlock
Denton
Armed Forces
Gifts For Yanks Who Gave Ends Next Saturday Evening
Caroline Post 29 American Legion meeting exposes slow progress of the Gifts For Yanks Who Gave drive. Boxes in stores beg to receive gifts for hospitalized GI Joes and Janes before December 15. Urges donations, cigarettes preferred if possible, to show patriotism ahead of Christmas. Also discusses forming a Legion Home and enlisting drive for the Caroline County State Guard. Auxiliary plans organized as drive closes Saturday.
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Caroline
American Legion
Post
E. Horner
Caroline Post 29
Denton
Legion
R. Werner
Legion Home Ways and Means
O. E. Roberts
Ernest Downes
Calvert Merriken
Harvey Logan
Regular Legion
E. Paul Knotts
Maryland State Guard
State Guard
Dr. Knotts
Caroline County State Guard
Caroline County
C. E. Roberts
Hospital survey committee named by Governor O Conor
Governor O Conor announced a state wide hospital survey committee under the Committee on Medical Care with eleven members. The appointees include Dr. Robert H. Riley Dr Huntington Williams Dr Harvey B Stone Dr Wilford H Smith Benjamin W Wright Dr George H Preston Dr Ralph Young C E Wise Jr Dr W D Noble P E Wroth J D Colman The panel will elect a chairman at its first meeting and assess existing health facilities and service use. Continuous coverage notes the acting chairman Dr Victor F Cullen and that the panel operates under the State Planning Commission.
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O’conor Henry P. Irr
State Planning Commission
Huntington Williams
Baltimore City
Harvey B. Stone
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty
Maryland
Wilford H. Smith
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Benjamin W. Wright
Memorial Hospital
Cumberland
George H. Preston
Ralph Young
C. E. Wise Jr
Maryland Farm Bureau Federation
W. D. Noble
Easton
P. E. Wroth
Hagerstown
J D. Colman
Associated Hospital Service of Baltimore, Inc
Victor F. Cullen
Planning Commission
O’conor
Grangers Seek High Production Through New Markets
Dr. T. B. Symons of the University of Maryland urged State Grange delegates in Annapolis to pursue new markets and distribution plans with adjusted price ratios and an enlightened farm labor program. He stressed higher wages for farm workers to sustain a permanent labor force, while noting emergency labor will be needed in 1946. In 1945 Maryland Extension Service, aided by USDA, supplied workers to 10,167 farmers through 40 camps and 69 centers, including 3,725 POWs and 2,325 foreign workers.
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Maryland
T. B. Symons
University of Maryland
State Grange
Annapolis
Extension Service
Maryland Extension Service
Governor Proclaims Extra Holidays for Maryland
Governor Herbert R. OConor declared two three day holiday periods for Christmas and New Year. December 24 and December 31 become legal holidays, making December 28 through 30 and January 1 three day breaks. He cited this peacetime Christmas after five years as the reason for the extra days.
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Maryland
Herbert R. O’conor
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Maryland State Grange
House of Delegates
State House
Veterans Form Organization
W. E. Dobson
Harold Dean
Yanks
Robert H. Riley
Grangers
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